[Birdtalk] Garfield county birds

[L. D. Giddings]

I had the opportunity to spend about three hours early this afternoon in
Tropic and Cannonville. The snow is all gone, the ground is dry, and it
was mostly warm and beautiful. People don't seem to be particularly
accustomed to birders. But aside from being stopped and questioned at
length by one man and having a woman call the Sheriff on me, it wasn't
too bad an afternoon. Best bird of the trip was a merlin that was both
very photogenic and cooperative. Birds of note would include the 6-12
Eurasian collared-doves observed in Tropic.

Lu Giddings

Total Count: 28
Canada Goose
American Wigeon
Mallard
Cinnamon Teal
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Ruddy Duck
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Merlin
American Coot
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Northern Flicker
Say's Phoebe
Western Scrub-Jay
Black-billed Magpie
Common Raven
Western Bluebird
American Robin
European Starling
Spotted Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
Western Meadowlark
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow